DUBOIS – New traffic patterns for South Main Street and Dixon Avenue will begin on Sept. 21.
The following information is an update for PennDOT’s Hospital Avenue/Dixon Avenue realignment project in DuBois for the week of Sept. 20.
All work is weather dependent.
Beginning on Sept. 21, new traffic patterns will be in place on South Main Street. The contractor will be working in the center lane on South Main Street. Traffic delays are expected. Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes. Beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 21, new traffic patterns will be in place on Dixon Avenue. Dixon Avenue will be restricted to one lane between Brady Street and Hospital Avenue. Dixon Avenue will be one way until further notice. Traffic will only be able to travel from Brady Street to Hospital Avenue.
All other traffic will need to follow the signed detour.
The contractor will be seeding and mulching various locations on the project. Motorists are advised to watch for slow moving and stopped vehicles through the entire work zone.
The overall project will re-align Hospital Avenue with Dixon Avenue. Work includes roadway widening, new traffic signals, and improved access to DRMC. The job is scheduled to run through late November of this year. SET, Inc. of Lowellville, Ohio, is the contractor on the $4.2 million project.
PennDOT reminds motorists they can log on to 511pa.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions before heading out.